Classifying Nouns

What is a concrete noun?

• Any noun that describes a type of building material.
• Any noun that describes a Person, Place, Thing, or Idea.
• Any noun that describes a something harder than concrete.
• Any noun that can be recognized through any of the five senses.

What is an abstract noun?

• Any noun that cannot be recognized through the senses.
• Any noun used to abstract describe art.
• Any noun that can be counted.
• Any noun that cannot be counted.

Is the noun in RED concrete or abstract?
The student showed great courage during his speech.

• Concrete
• Abstract

Is the noun in RED concrete or abstract?
During the exploration, the team discovered a new type of lizard.

• Concrete
• Abstract

Is the noun in RED concrete or abstract?
The dog quickly ran to his owner.

• Concrete
• Abstract

What is a proper noun?

• Any noun that names any one of a class of people, places, things, or ideas.
• Any noun made by joining two or more words.
• Any noun that cannot be recognized by the five senses.
• Any noun that names a specific person, place, thing, or idea.

What is a common noun?

• Any noun that names a specific person, place, thing, or idea.
• Any noun that can be recognized by the five senses.
• Any noun that names any one of a class of people, places, things, or ideas.
• Any noun that cannot be recognized by the five senses.

Is the word in RED a proper noun or a common noun?
Old Faithful is a geyser in Yellowstone National Park.

• Proper Noun
• Common Noun

Is the word in RED a proper noun or a common noun?
Old Faithful is a geyser in Yellowstone National Park.

• Proper Noun
• Common Noun

Identify the common noun. 
I admire Harry's loyalty to his friends and family.  

• I 
• admire
• Harry's 
• loyalty